Geochemical exploration of ore deposits that are hidden beneath the surface. Status and prospects

The reduction in the number of deposits reaching the modern erosional surface has led to the need to de-velop and improve the geochemical exploration methods for searching for deposits under deep cover. They are focused on the identification of gas and lithochemical halos of indirect (CO2, H2, He, N...

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Main Authors: Sergey A. Vorobyev, Sergey A. Milyaev
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Published: Central Research Institute of Geological Prospecting for Base and Precious Metals (TsNIGRI) 2022-03-01
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description The reduction in the number of deposits reaching the modern erosional surface has led to the need to de-velop and improve the geochemical exploration methods for searching for deposits under deep cover. They are focused on the identification of gas and lithochemical halos of indirect (CO2, H2, He, NH4+, K+ ions, etc.) and direct indicators (Au, Pb, Cu, etc.) for buried ore bodies and blind deposits. The data of experimental and methodical works for numerous deposits of different genesis suggest that the formation of superimposed halos of these two groups of indicators of ore-forming environment pro-ceeds by a single mechanism. Their joint migration to the day surface and the subsequent unloading into the atmosphere form halos in the subsurface air, where the concentration of the indicative elements many times exceeds the geochemical background. That allows laser analytical equipment used in meteorology (lidars, correlation spectrometers, etc.) to be applied during fieldwork to monitor the composition of the atmosphere.
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spelling doaj-art-f9d076bf96b24fbb8064a22d759e30892024-11-19T14:40:19ZengCentral Research Institute of Geological Prospecting for Base and Precious Metals (TsNIGRI)Руды и металлы0869-59972782-554X2022-03-01162310.47765/0869-5997-2022-10001Geochemical exploration of ore deposits that are hidden beneath the surface. Status and prospectsSergey A. Vorobyev0Sergey A. Milyaev1Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaCentral Research Institute of Geological Prospecting for Base and Precious Metals (FSBI TsNIGRI), Moscow, RussiaThe reduction in the number of deposits reaching the modern erosional surface has led to the need to de-velop and improve the geochemical exploration methods for searching for deposits under deep cover. They are focused on the identification of gas and lithochemical halos of indirect (CO2, H2, He, NH4+, K+ ions, etc.) and direct indicators (Au, Pb, Cu, etc.) for buried ore bodies and blind deposits. The data of experimental and methodical works for numerous deposits of different genesis suggest that the formation of superimposed halos of these two groups of indicators of ore-forming environment pro-ceeds by a single mechanism. Their joint migration to the day surface and the subsequent unloading into the atmosphere form halos in the subsurface air, where the concentration of the indicative elements many times exceeds the geochemical background. That allows laser analytical equipment used in meteorology (lidars, correlation spectrometers, etc.) to be applied during fieldwork to monitor the composition of the atmosphere.https://rm.tsnigri.ru/index.php/main/article/view/168lithochemistrybiogeochemistryatmochemistrylidarsionopotentiometry
spellingShingle Sergey A. Vorobyev
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Geochemical exploration of ore deposits that are hidden beneath the surface. Status and prospects
Руды и металлы
lithochemistry
biogeochemistry
atmochemistry
lidars
ionopotentiometry
title Geochemical exploration of ore deposits that are hidden beneath the surface. Status and prospects
title_full Geochemical exploration of ore deposits that are hidden beneath the surface. Status and prospects
title_fullStr Geochemical exploration of ore deposits that are hidden beneath the surface. Status and prospects
title_full_unstemmed Geochemical exploration of ore deposits that are hidden beneath the surface. Status and prospects
title_short Geochemical exploration of ore deposits that are hidden beneath the surface. Status and prospects
title_sort geochemical exploration of ore deposits that are hidden beneath the surface status and prospects
topic lithochemistry
biogeochemistry
atmochemistry
lidars
ionopotentiometry
url https://rm.tsnigri.ru/index.php/main/article/view/168
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